Walaikum asalaam Irfan Excellent post!
On 6/1/06, Faiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Salam all, > > > > There is nothing wrong with the traditional Islam as has been practiced > over last many centuries--except this "little" thing--"The 7th Article of > Faith": > > > > I believe: > > > > 1. in Allah (2:285), > > > > 2. His angels (2:285), > > > > 3. His revealed Books (2:285), > > > > 4. His Messengers (2:285), > > > > 5. His Will (57:22), > > > > 6. Last Day (2:285), and, > > > > 7. In following the best of what I hear of a saying (39:18). > > > > > > Commentary of the "7th Article of Faith": To reject the belief that the > "Hadith" is a part of the "Dhikr" and that it was 'preserved' just as the > Qur'an was, but only in a hidden fashion. This is a very wrong and > dangerous belief system that has taken a heavy toll of Muslim life. Had > they said "We believe that the Qur'an is the Word of God; we also > understand that all that came our way in the name of Hadith is only the > REPORTED sayings and actions of the Prophet, hence their veracity must be > measured against the Book of Allah, and not by the artificial, phony, > unscientific, ridiculous concept of the "Chain of Narrators". We believe > that those reports that are consistent with Book of Allah are true, and > those that are not, or run contrary to the teachings and essence of the > Qur'an, must be discarded. > > > > Had they added this 7th 'Article of Faith" to the already known six, most > of the problems the Muslim world are facing today would have disappeared. > > > > The Masjid-il-haram issue is NOT an issue at all. Its reality is the same > as everyone thinks it is. This is because I do not find anything wrong with > the Ka'ba being the Masjid-il-haram. The Muslims do not worship the > building known as "The ka'ba/Masjid il-haram". The Ka'aba/Masjid-il-haram is > ONLY a Qibla which means it is only a compass/direction for a Muslim. It is > the direction not only in the Salat, but in everything else---it is the > "Mathabat al-linnas"---a focal point for all mankind/a symbol of unity for > mankind. Even if the 'building' is completely destroyed, or bombed off, > nothing will happen to the direction (QIBLAH). It will be built again in no > time and even if it is not built at all, the direction is still there. The > Qibla (direction) cannot be destroyed!!! > > > > Shahada, Salat, Ka'ba, Masjid-il-Haram, Fasting, Hajj, Akhirah---are not > the issues, or should not be the issues. The real issues are located > somewhere else---stoning for adultery, cutting of hands of the thief, death > for apostates, suicide bombing to attain 72 virgins, fake concept of Jihad > of killing the "infidels", and trivializing the concepts of Divine > forgiveness by saying and doing petty things like "fasting on the Day of > Arafat" or saying this and saying that---and ascribing things/actions to the > Prophet of Islam (pbuh) that are insulting to his noble prophetic office by > saying things like he gouged some people's eyes with hot iron, cut their > hands and feet off and threw them away in the desert, and told them to drink > camel urine for sickness etc. Then, there are extememely important issues > of striving to establish Divine justice in the Muslim societies. Our lands > are pathetically lacking in any conceivable justice and equity, and human > rights. There are many other issues that need attention of those who claim > to believe in the "Qur'an-first" like myself and other on this forum. > Focusing on petty issues like what is Masjid-il-Haram, and whether it is > Ka'ba or not---are total non-issues. A careful study of the Qur'an reveals > that there is nothing wrong with these time-honored concepts of worship to > the One and Only. > > > > Our time will be better spent on doing Jihad against the FUNDAMENTALLY > wrong and false belief systems. Introduce the 7th addition (given above) to > the "Articles of Faith" and watch the problems of the Muslim Ummah > miraculously disappear FOREVER!. After all, the usual "articles of faith" > were all "extracted" from the Qur'an by--- guess whom---yup, the "Imams" and > the "scholars". And, there is nothing wrong with those, except they > desperately need a 7th one now. > > > > Wassalam, > > > > Irfan > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Save Aceh now! visit http://www.pusatkrisisaceh.or.id Click English section for contact Islam Relief Organizations Want to learn about Islam and Christian? visit: http://come.to/christian-islam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muslim/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
